Rainwater Harvesting in Bangladesh

ABM Water Company, established by young entrepreneur Ataul Karim Selim, has been providing facilities to utilise rainwater to tackle water problem

Each year torrential showers of the monsoon season pour millions of gallons of fresh water over Bangladesh. In cities like Dhaka, where drinking water is a costly commodity, this abundant blessing should not go to waste.

ABM Water Company, established by young entrepreneur Ataul Karim Selim, has been providing facilities to utilise rainwater for years. With his team of skilled engineers, he has been installing rainwater harvesting plants in different important establishments in Bangladesh.
One of the company's rainwater harvesting plants has been installed at MTB Tower situated in Dhaka's Bangla Motor area. Ahmed Sami from ABM Water Company says, "Rainwater is collected from the rooftop and stored in several reservoirs. The plant purifies the water by treating with chemicals. It has the capacity of purifying 10,000 litres of rainwater per hour. This water is purer than the water supplied by WASA."

Clearly, the crisis of drinking water can be solved easily by setting up rainwater harvesting plants in the city households. "The concept of rainwater harvesting in the urban areas is still quite new in Bangladesh," says Selim. "The good part is that we are getting a positive feedback regarding this water conservation technique. To date, we have set up five rainwater harvesting plants in different parts of our country."

By utilising this blessing of fresh rainwater, it is possible to ensure safe drinking water for our people, all year round.

Source: The Daily Star

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